Hello everyone,

Hope you all are doing well. We have been busy here at MRC working with Hirobo and many of our other product lines.

We have had a long season. I have been traveling around the country and have had a blast meeting new friends.

Many of you know I was out at the AMA headquarters in Muncie Indiana for 18 sun and fun days.
The first part of my trip consisted of the 2009 Worlds FAI F3C competition. MRC helped host the Japan team and I had the opportunity to spend time with some of the best F3C pilots in the world.

The second part of my stay was for IRCHA, the world’s largest RC helicopter event. This year’s IRCHA Jamboree was the biggest it has ever been. It was my first time attending this event and I must say it was almost overwhelming. Luckily, I had great support from my MRC-HIROBO team and the HIROBO-JAPAN team.

At the Golden Hour, the HIROBO presence were felt, for sure.

Dominic Haegele and his father Hans attended IRCHA after Dominic came in FIRST just a few weeks before at the 3D master’s championships in Spain. At IRCHA, Dominic pushed his Turbulence to the limit and showed us why he is the Champion. You can see the Video of his flight here: Dominic's Demo

Mark Schneider and Rod “Dr. Thumbs” Wagner accompanied me and were a great help. I owe them a world of thanks. One highlight of the demo flights was the tandem flight by these two gentlemen. Mark put together a very funny music montage featuring some of the theme songs from the cartoons we watched when we were growing up. Somehow, Rob managed to fly so low he was not cutting grass, he was cutting dirt!! Frankly, I though he was trying to fly it underground. See Rob’s dust cloud here: Mark Schneider and Rob Wagner Demo

The Former F3C world champion Mr. Hashimoto put on a stunning unexpected demo with his prize F3C model. He piro-flipped, tic-tocked and hurricaned his helicopter with only 9° of pitch, YIKES!!!

If you ever wanted to see someone uncomfortable, you should have looked at his mechanic, Mr. Kurokawa, as he watched Mr. Hashimoto 3D a Hirobo EAGLE-3 AOCC with a $1500 Black Shark Fuselage.

Hirobo Team News

We also have a few new additions to the HIROBO TEAM

Andrew Merlino - pilot & his father Bob from Boston

Rick Cotte from PA outside of Philly

Tim Tripoli from Central PA

Andy Kim from Seattle, WA

Stanly Kopreski, our resident Scale Master! From Albany, NY

Give me a call if you have any questions about your HIROBO. I might be able to link you up with a HIROBO representative in your area.

iHobby Expo

In October, the HMA held the annual IHOBBY show in Chicago. I had a blast meeting new people and seeing the sights at the show. MRC had special guests that visited, Mr. Tamura and Mr. Kimura from HIROBO Japan. They brought goodies with them for me to showcase at the trade show. MRC-HIROBO has new optional parts for the S.R.B. Quark and the New SDX .50 sized helicopter.

NEW Quark Optional parts (click each image to enlarge):

 

SAFETY TIPS

Hirobo has also sent me an email regarding the new, more powerful engines that are now out such as the OS .55 and the YS.56. HIROBO has a few safety tips that they would like you to be aware of before slapping a new engine in and flying. These topics are common issues that a responsible pilot would do for any helicopter.

FROM HIROBO:

■ Notice for using OS 55HZ Hyper and YS 56 SR engines

Both OS and YS are releasing new engines 55HZ Hyper and 56SR. These engines are much more powerful than current 50 size engines. To prevent accidents or crushes, if
you are planning to use these engines on Hirobo SDX, read following notice before
using those engines.

1. Using Hardened drag bolt (2532-044) is recommended.

2. Do not use main blades that do not come with metal collars. We recommend using Hirobo main blades.

3. Using upgrade main gear 0412-169 (87T) or 0412-291 (89T) is recommended.

4. Pitch up (collective or CCPM) servos should have more than 9kg torque. (This is subjective requirement, if you are going to be flying sport you are good with normal servos. Are you looking to extreme 3D the mess out of this helicopter? If you are, I would say grab Servos with a good amount of torque, maybe 7 to 9kgs. That will give you a nice ridged machine.)

5. Keep main rotor rpm less than 2,000rpm.

6. If there is any vibration caused by parts getting loose, stop flying immediately to check or replace parts.

Before each flight, make sure to check the machines carefully.

FROM GREG:
From the guys at HIROBO and folks here at MRC, we want to remind you all to fly safe and smart no matter what brand you are flying.

Winter is almost here and that means spring is just around the corner. As I wrap up this flying season, I will be starting to take requests for next season. We already have some dates set for Fun Flies that we will be attending next season. If you are having a good ole’ helicopter “shindig” and you would like me and Hirobo Reps to attend, feel free to drop me a line.

Call MRC:
732 225 2100

Private message me at www.RUNRYDER.com
MRC-HIROBO

Or mail me a letter:
Attn: Greg Gomes

MRC
80 Newfield Ave.
Edison, NJ 08837

From Greg Gomes, your heli guy:

With two more Fun Flys under our belt, Hirobo is getting out there in style. From June 5th through the 7th, the Hirobo team could be found in Maryland for the MHA Fun Fly. The rain held off for us and we had some great days of flying. The SDX presence is being felt as we see more appearing at the fun flys.

“Dr. Thumbs”, Rob Wagner, had a great smack down flight over/in a corn field. He flew down between the rows and pulled a disappearing act on more than one occasion. You know he laid it down when the whole helicopter is green at the end of the flight from all of the grass and corn stains. Check out the video link.

The following weekend, June 13th, was time for a local SRW (Seaview Rotary Wings) spring spool up. The Fun Fly was held at the club’s beautiful location right across the river in New York City. With the Verrazano Bridge in the background, Dr. Thumbs and I got some great shots of our SDXs.

This SDX is getting better and better. I learned that the SDX can take a hit. I smacked my helicopter into the ground and though it was done for. After close examination, I saw that I didn't have a scratch on it. HIROBO did a great job engineering the new frame so that it could withstand a bigger beating.

Come join us at our next Fun Fly June 26th through the 28th as we travel out to the motor city, Detroit,
for the Mid America Fun Fly. Get you tickets ready because we will be raffling off an SDX!

From Greg Gomes, your heli guy:

The flying season is in high gear, so Mark Schneider and I took a road trip to the second annual “Helifun” in Hurlock, MD,  sponsored by The Eastern Shore Aeromodelers Club. The rain held off and we began by demonstrating some scale Hirobo ‘copters. The Scale Tow Cobra got oohs and aahs before I even lifted off. Mark guided the MD 500 trough its paces, including some mild 3D maneuvers.

This was the very first time we showcased the new SDX .50, a totally new design. And as advertised, it performed flawlessly. The SDX showed phenomenal agility in rolls, piros and collective punch. Mark did a great job shepherding the SDX all over the skies and ended up cutting grass on an inverted hover. A real crowd pleaser. We also pulled off great “spotlight” night flights without a light kit.  You have to see it to believe it.

The turnout for Helifun was excellent, and our are hats are off to Brent Stock for running a great event. We’ve already made plans for next year.

If you’d like to see why the SDX is being touted as the most competitive, most tunable .50 Hirobo has ever developed for beginners through 3D pilots, visit with us at the MHA funfly, June 5th to June 7th in Maryland. We’ll be there.

Features:

• FZ-5 Rotor head - Maximum 30º pitch stroke possible for 3D
• Spindle is same size as .90 SSZ-4 (Turbulence D3) head
• Spindle diameter increased from 6mm to 8mm
• 2 pcs plastic yoke is same size as SSZ-4 yoke
• Metal SSZ-4 yoke can be used as optional item
• New design blade holder with 8mm thrust bearing
• Aluminum center hub is same size as SSZ-4
• Blue anodized SSZ-4 center hub can be used as optional item
• SSZ-4 seesaw, mixing arm, and slide block can be used as optional items
• Tail housing and tail blade holder straight from the Turbulence
• Stronger, thicker main frame designed for 120º and 135º SWM
• New design, lightweight, low height skid
• New servo mount layouts (as Turbulence) and control layouts
• Rudder servo can be mounted on front of frame
• New design aileron lever, elevator lever and lever stays
• Holes added to main frame for optional header tank
• Beautiful-, Hirobo “family look” fuselage

ITEM # 0403955 - $489.00

                 (Street Price)